Denmark vs Japan: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Denmark
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10.67 against 9.72 in Denmark, a difference of 0.95.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 73rd and Japan ranks 70th of 84 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.38 | 14.95 | 6.57 | Japan |
| 2000s | 7.78 | 14.96 | 7.18 | Japan |
| 2010s | 7.27 | 13.37 | 6.1 | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.77 | 10.54 | 2.77 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Denmark or Japan?
- Japan, at 10.67 against 9.72 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Denmark and Japan?
- 0.95, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for low pay rate?
- Denmark ranks 73rd and Japan ranks 70th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Low pay rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.